18296 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 62 / Tuesday, April 1, 2014 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

This notice amends Part F, Section 

F.70 (Order of Succession) of the 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Service (CMS), 75 FR 71714, 

dated November 24, 2010, which is 

rescinded and replaced by the 

following: 

Orders of Succession 

1. During any period when the 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) has died, 

resigned, or otherwise becomes unable 

to perform the functions and duties in 

the Office of the Administrator, CMS, 

the following officers, in the Order of 

Succession listed below, shall act for 

and perform the functions and duties of 

the Office of the Administrator, CMS, 

until such time as: the Administrator, 

CMS, again becomes available; a 

permanent successor is appointed by 

the President and confirmed by 

Congress; or the temporary successor is 

otherwise relieved: 

a. Principal Deputy Administrator. 

b. Deputy Administrator and Director, 

Center for Medicare. 

c. Deputy Administrator and Director, 

Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services. 

d. Chief of Staff. 

e. Chief Operating Officer. 

2. During any period when there is no 

eligible officer available or capable of 

performing responsibilities in the Office 

of the Administrator, CMS, pursuant to 

the officers listed in 1.a. through 1.e. 

above, the following positions in CMS, 

in the Order of Succession listed below, 

shall act and perform the functions and 

duties inherent in the Emergency 

Operations Executive (EOE) in the event 

of an emergency situation: 

a. Consortium Administrator, 

Consortium for Quality Improvement 

and Survey & Certification Operations. 

b. Consortium Administrator, 

Consortium for Financial Management 

and Fee For Service Operations. 

c. Consortium Administrator, 

Consortium for Medicaid and Children’s 

Health Operations. 

d. Consortium Administrator, 

Consortium for Medicare Health Plans 

Operations. 

The authority to act as the 

Administrator, CMS, must be exercised 

in accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 

(‘‘the Vacancies Act’’), 5 U.S.C. Section 

3345 et seq. The ‘‘Acting’’ title is 

applicable and reserved only in 

instances in which the Administrator, 

CMS, position is vacant. In accordance 

with the Vacancies Act, the Principal 

Deputy Administrator is herein 

designated as the first assistant for CMS. 

During a planned absence, the 

Administrator, CMS, may designate an 

individual to serve as ‘‘operationally in 

charge.’’ If an individual is serving in an 

‘‘operationally in charge’’ capacity, he 

or she is not eligible for any delegated 

authority under these Orders of 

Succession unless he or she was 

designated as a delegatee by the 

Administrator, CMS. 

The two Orders of Succession listed 

in this notice are limited to the duties 

and responsibilities of only the officers 

and positions. Number 1 can only be 

exercised in order to accomplish the 

goals of maintaining the agency’s 

essential functions. Number 2 can only 

be exercised to restore the agency’s 

normal business functions under the 

CMS Continuity of Operations Plan. 

The EOE is responsible for notifying 

the Secretary, HHS and any available 

CMS leadership that the EOE has 

assumed responsibility. 

I, or my successor retain the authority 

to change, amend, or re-delegate this 

notice. 

The two Orders of Succession listed 

in this notice remain in effect and will 

be revised accordingly as positions or 

nomenclature change in CMS. 

This notice only applies to periods 

when the Administrator, CMS, or his or 

her successor are not available to 

perform the duties and responsibilities 

contained in the two Orders of 

Succession. 

This notice is effective upon date of 

signature. 

Dated: March 27, 2014. 

Marilyn Tavenner, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07241 Filed 3–31–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Voluntary Establishment of 

Paternity 

OMB No.: 0970–0175 

Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C) of 

the Social Security Act requires States 

to pass laws ensuring a simple civil 

process for voluntarily acknowledging 

paternity under which the State must 

provide that the mother and putative 

father must be given notice, orally and 

in writing, of the benefits and legal 

responsibilities and consequences of 

acknowledging paternity. The 

information is to be used by hospitals, 

birth record agencies, and other entities 

participating in the voluntary paternity 

establishment program that collect 

information from the parents of children 

that are born out of wedlock. 

Respondents: The parents of children 

that are born out of wedlock. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

None ................................................................................................................ 1,686,980 1 0.17 286,787 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 286,787. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, 

Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 

Email address: infocollection@acf.

hhs.gov. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. 

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